# Movies you've seen recently (Part 1) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** movies\ **Created:** [September 29, 2014, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906 "2014-09-29T21:53:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 385
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2023, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/7699 "2023-10-23T18:40:26Z")
I agree that _Killers of the Flower Moon_ was a “serious” movie. I do go to most of the Marvel and DC superhero movies and some other of the “popcorn” films but it’s good sometimes to see a serious one aimed at grown-ups. (And if I sound like a movie snob, I’ll volunteer that I saw the _Entourage_ movie in the theaters as well, because I found the TV series amusing.) And regarding Killers of the Flower Moon, I noticed that the colors seems subdued for much of the film. In [this article](https://variety.com/2023/artisans/news/killers-of-the-flower-moon-cinematographer-technicolor-1235751541/) from Variety, the cinematographer explains why. ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2023, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/7700 "2023-10-23T21:36:40Z")
We watched the one-off **Oscar’s Handmade Halloween** on Max. When it comes to media, my son is generally disinterested in anything that’s not a) music b) numbers or c) numbers set to music. It’s very hard to get him to pay attention to anything. He was rapt with **Oscar’s Handmade Halloween** , which featured people making Halloween costumes out of garbage (yes) for shelter dogs. I was impressed by Oscar’s unyielding negativity in the face of both cute kids and cute dogs. As an adult, I found it tolerable except for the 30 seconds that featured Elmo. Elmo has taken over and [ruined all of Sesame Street](https://kotaku.com/how-elmo-ruined-sesame-street-1746504585), but I digress. The kid loved it. ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2023, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/7701 "2023-10-23T23:01:14Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > I saw _[Killers of the Flower Moon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killers_of_the_Flower_Moon_(film))_ yesterday afternoon. This is a new Martin Scorsese movie starring Robert De Niro and Leonardo DiCaprio, and based on a 2017 book by David Grann. > > Very good movie, though it’s about 3 1/2 hours long, so with the previews, I was seated for close to four hours. I read the book, and I don’t think you could do the history justice in less time. It might have been better as an HBO series? Terribly sad, disturbing story. I recently watched _The Uninvited_ for about the fourth time. It still holds up. Good ghost story. But it was so funny – both my sister and I remembered Gale Sondergaard in one role, but it was actually Cornelia Otis Skinner. Also, the ingenue (Gail Russell) was my dad’s next door neighbor when he was in high school. He always told us she was stuck up, but reading her history, she was just very shy and had tremendous “stage” fright. She was only 36 when she died. Interestingly, she looked a lot like my mom’s 18th birthday photograph, and my mom said when my dad first met her he thought _she_ was stuck up. Wonder if that triggered a memory for him. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2023, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/7702 "2023-10-23T23:16:56Z")
> [@carrps](#): > > I read the book, and I don’t think you could do the history justice in less time. It might have been better as an HBO series? Terribly sad, disturbing story. I read some reviews of the movie. They said that a good chunk of the book was the early history of the FBI so in part the movie managed by skipping that, for the most part. ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2023, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/7703 "2023-10-23T23:19:28Z")
Even so there was a _lot_ of story left. ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2023, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/7704 "2023-10-24T02:46:06Z")
In my ongoing quest to become a _Star Trek_ completist, I screened **Star Trek V: The Final Frontier** this evening. I’d seen it a single time upon its initial release 34 years ago and had long since forgotten almost every frame. I attempted to ignore its reputation and watch it with an open mind, hoping to find something to enjoy about it. But this is simply not a good movie. The plot makes no sense, the pace is plodding, the few attempts at humor don’t land, and the special effects are terrible. The whole thing plays like bad fan fiction. At least I’ll never have to see it again. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2023, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/7705 "2023-10-24T02:48:39Z")
@Wheelz I personally think Star Trek V gets a bum rap. I mean, yes, it’s obviously a bad movie, and yes, it’s one of the two that I skip when I watch the Original Series movies, but it _does_ have _some_ redeeming value. The scene with McCoy’s father was amazing. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2023, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/7706 "2023-10-24T02:54:41Z")
> [@Wheelz](#): > > In my ongoing quest to become a _Star Trek_ completist, I screened **Star Trek V: The Final Frontier** this evening. I’d seen it a single time upon its initial release 34 years ago and had long since forgotten almost every frame. Yes, Star Trek V is awful but I really liked Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country. ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2023, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/7707 "2023-10-24T04:41:54Z")
> [@Wheelz](#): > > I attempted to ignore its reputation and watch it with an open mind, hoping to find something to enjoy about it. Well, there was this… ![](https://media.tenor.com/Z-Enun83YgIAAAAd/futurama-star-trek.gif) ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2023, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/7708 "2023-10-24T05:20:44Z")
> [@iamatractorboy](#): > > The problem I had with it, like I did with Sam Jackson in Captain Marvel, is that the actors still move like old men. It just doesn’t convince. - Oh man, the scene where DeNiro is beating up the guy outside the store was pathetic - it was painfully obvious he was nearly 80 yrs old. Loved Joe Pesci, though. ---
**Author:** ![iamatractorboy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iamatractorboy/32/21261_2.png) [@iamatractorboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamatractorboy)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2023, 10:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/7709 "2023-10-24T10:30:29Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > > [@Wheelz](#): > > > > In my ongoing quest to become a _Star Trek_ completist, I screened **Star Trek V: The Final Frontier** this evening. I’d seen it a single time upon its initial release 34 years ago and had long since forgotten almost every frame. > > Yes, Star Trek V is awful but I really liked Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country. VI is my favourite Trek film of all. Really well directed and has some great story themes and talking points. ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2023, 10:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/7710 "2023-10-24T10:36:59Z")
> [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](#): > > Well, there was this… Which speaks directly to my previous point: > [@Wheelz](#): > > The whole thing plays like bad fan fiction. (Nichelle’s fine legs notwithstanding.) Plus there’s a Vulcan who doesn’t act like a Vulcan (Spock’s never-before-mentioned brother, no less!), a Romulan who doesn’t act like a Romulan, and a Klingon who doesn’t act like a Klingon. At times I wondered if the writers had ever even _seen_ _Star Trek_ - even though one of them was Shatner himself! ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2023, 11:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/7711 "2023-10-24T11:07:30Z")
> [@Wheelz](#): > > Plus there’s a Vulcan who doesn’t act like a Vulcan (Spock’s never-before-mentioned brother, no less!), a Romulan who doesn’t act like a Romulan, and a Klingon who doesn’t act like a Klingon. At times I wondered if the writers had ever even _seen_ _Star Trek_ - even though one of them was Shatner himself! Still more like its original than Highlander 2, which was made by mainly the same people as the original but looks like it was made by people who read an inaccurate, online, one-paragraph description of the first movie…that left off the ending. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2023, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/7712 "2023-10-24T20:29:29Z")
With my Disney+ subscription about to expire in a couple of days, I’m watching a lot of random nonsense. Just now it was “Werewolf by Night in Color”, a lightweight 55 minute film that features Gabriel Garcia Bernal, and from the Nevers, Laura Donnelly. Enjoyable at that length. ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2023, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/7713 "2023-10-25T17:16:27Z")
For whatever reason they also offer it in color. Why? The B&W was half the enjoyment! As my last Netlfix DVD I got Shadow Whip, starring Yueh Hua, Cheng Pei-Pei (who I’ll admit to developing a crush on over the course of these films), and Ku Feng. A treasure gets stolen, and a famous martial artist named the Shadow Whip is suspected to be the culprit. Many people are on the hunt for the missing man, but is he guilty or innocent? He’s innocent, and the thief framed him in order to frame him for the theft and murder of the family who held the jewelry. You’ll probably guess the answer, and perhaps be sick of the sound of a whip cracking by the end, but all in all, you can do a lot worse as far as kung-fu films from the Shaw Brothers. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2023, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/7714 "2023-10-25T17:32:10Z")
Last night I watched [Magic](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077889/), with Anthony Hopkins and Ann-Margret. Really good! I don’t want to tell you it involves a ventriloquist’s dummy, because then you’ll know the whole plot. Only one thing happens when those guys are involved… ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2023, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/7715 "2023-10-25T17:43:51Z")
Yes, but Magic was the original _spoiler, spoiler, spoiler._ ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2023, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/7716 "2023-10-25T17:54:31Z")
I haven’t thought of the book in a long time, I might have to reread it. William Goldman wrote a lot of very good stuff. ---
**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2023, 11:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/7717 "2023-10-26T11:06:27Z")
I just saw [**“Ballerina”**](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt26350277/) starring one of my favs, Jeon Jong-seo - [**(“Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon”)**](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8760670/) It’s about a girl who had absolutely nothing in her heart until a great beauty entered her life. How it was cruelly taken away and the karma she made them face warmed my heart. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2023, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/7718 "2023-10-26T12:10:32Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > Also cute and a surprisingly good sequel. Lots of fun, cheesy jokes, almost no real scares. Bill Maher is in this movie and is one of his very few acting roles before he hosted Politically Incorrect. Anyway, worth a viewing. I saw that, but when it first came out and LONG before I knew who Bill Maher was. If you want the _essential_ pre-PI Bill Maher, though, you have to watch **Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death**. Yes, that is a real movie. And Maher gives his role all the dedication and sincerity it deserves. With Shannon Tweed and Adrienne Barbeau. > **[Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannibal_Women_in_the_Avocado_Jungle_of_Death)** > > Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death is a 1989 American comedy film directed by J. F. Lawton and starring Shannon Tweed and Bill Maher. The film sends up many pop culture motifs and societal trends, including feminism (and feminist movements' fragmentation around various issues), B movies (particularly Cannibal Holocaust), celebrities, major writers and political figures, centered around a spoof of Joseph Conrad's 1899 novel Heart of Darkness. It was the first feature directed (under th... [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906.md?page=384) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906.md?page=386)